James Gunn Has Even More Wild DCU Rumors to Debunk

Netflix has dropped our first look at the return of Fear Street. Skinamarink director Kyle Edward Ball is setting up his next mystery horror movie. Chucky‘s Don Mancini still has hopes you’ll see the show’s characters again. Plus, Jonathan Frakes makes the case for getting Katee Sackhoff onto Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Spoilers away!

The Running Man

Deadline reports William H. Macy is the latest to join the cast of Edgar Wright’s The Running Man in a currently undisclosed role.

The DCU

However, James Gunn quashed a new rumor Dua Lipa has signed a “ten-year contract” with DC Studios on his Threads account.

Until this moment it was neither of those things but as of now it’s debunked as well. “10 year contract”? Do they think this is the 1930’s? I’m a Dua Lipa fan, but no.

The Land of Nod

Skinamarink director Kyle Edward Ball has teamed with A24 for his mysterious next project, The Land of Nod. However, details on the plot are currently under wraps.

Fear Street: Prom Queen

Netflix has released a new teaser poster for Fear Street: Prom Queen, coming to Netflix sometime next year.

First teaser art for brand new movie FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN, coming to Netflix in 2025. pic.twitter.com/XgkcMQZwIk

— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) October 28, 2024

Orang Ikan

All Creatures Great and Small‘s Callum Woodhouse plays a British solider in WWII who must put aside his differences with a Japanese soldier (Fullmetal Alchemist‘s Dean Fujioka) to fight their mutual enemy- an amphibious, Creature From the Black Lagoon-style gill-man – in the trailer for Orang Ikan.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Appearing as a guest on Katee Sackhoff’s podcast, The Sackhoff Show, director Jonathan Frakes suggested the actress make an appearance on his upcoming Star Trek series, Starfleet Academy at Paramount+.

What about the new one? What about Starfleet Academy? Paul Giamatti’s in it. It takes place 900 years into the future. They could probably use a guest instructor, not unlike Starbuck. I’ll pitch you.

Chucky

Don Mancini promised Child’s Play fans on Twitter “you WILL see your [Chucky] favorites again.”

The CHUCKY franchise has always prioritized story continuity, across different media, for decades. You WILL see your favorites again. pic.twitter.com/71WLk6Qhcb

— Don Mancini (@RealDonMancini) October 26, 2024

Ghosts

Finally, Samantha is tried as a witch in a clip from this Halloween’s new episode of Ghosts.

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